Copyright Protection

[andy hughes]

I've just tried to 'burn' a copy of my {paid for} copy of the new Dandy Warhols album. My PC says it's copied OK, but it won't play. I've tried it twice, and my PC is working in all other aspects. Have they perfected a way of preventing illgeal copying of CD's? I hardly ever copy, but this is new to me, has anyone else experienced this?

[saidkhan]

CD copyright protection has been around for four years now. On copy protected discs the outermost track is corrupted, which prevents copying, or even playback, by PCs but is ignored (at least in theory) by regular CD players. This is the track immediately outside the data track session ring. If you were so minded you could simply cover up this outer track with a marker pen and burn to your heart's content.

[jenstar]

Your CD burner could be faulty, of course. Test it out with some other CDs (preferably older ones, if you've got any).

[Phantaxus]

As already mentioned some audio discs are protected. It may be possible to back them up you need specialist software and your CDRW must be compatible with the software. Search for some software called ClonnyXXL this will scan your original cd and tell you if its protected. The goto http://www.elby.ch/en/products/clone_cd/index.html
to check if your CDRW for compatability and to buy Clone-CD

[manutdstott]

If you have no luck with the above suggestions. Why not try kaza or kazaa lite surely you have heard of this file sharing software, just type the tracks that are listed on your cd cover and search you can get almost anything of kazaa nowadays and as you own an original copy then surely its not illigal is it.